Maurice Denham

Person

Maurice Denham

Born 23 December 1909 Died 24 July 2002, aged 92 Beckenham, Kent, England, UK TMDB ↗

Maurice Denham OBE (23 December 1909 – 24 July 2002) was an English character actor who appeared in over 100 television programmes and films throughout his long career.

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The numbers

Computed from the record
28age in their first credit on record (1938)
58years on screen and counting
13credits in 1965, their busiest year
199dated credits on record
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Movie credits

Newest first
Robert Rylands' Last Journey poster Age: 86

Robert Rylands' Last Journey

1996
as Hume
Bed poster Age: 85

Bed

1995
as Couple Man
The Last Vampyre poster Age: 83

The Last Vampyre

1993
as Augustus Merridew
Memento Mori poster Age: 82

Memento Mori

1992
as Guy Leet
No poster
Age: 81

Nona

1991
as Don Fransciso
The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship poster Age: 80

The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship

1990
as (voice)
Seeing in the Dark poster Age: 79

Seeing in the Dark

1989
as Old Man
The Dog It Was That Died poster Age: 79

The Dog It Was That Died

1989
as Vicar
Tears in the Rain poster Age: 78

Tears in the Rain

1988
as Fordingbridge
Miss Marple: 4.50 from Paddington poster Age: 78

Miss Marple: 4.50 from Paddington

1987
as Luther Crackenthorpe
The Trial of Klaus Barbie poster Age: 77

The Trial of Klaus Barbie

1987
as Klaus Barbie
84 Charing Cross Road poster Age: 77

84 Charing Cross Road

1987
as George Martin
No poster
Age: 76

All Passion Spent

1986
as Gervase Bucktrout
Mr. Love poster Age: 76

Mr. Love

1986
as Theo
No poster
Age: 75

Love Song

1985
as Sir William Hatchard
Monsignor Quixote poster Age: 75

Monsignor Quixote

1985
as Senor Diego
The Chain poster Age: 74

The Chain

1984
as Grandpa
The Hope and the Glory poster Age: 74

The Hope and the Glory

1984
as Joe
Doctor Who: The Twin Dilemma poster Age: 74

Doctor Who: The Twin Dilemma

1984
as Edgeworth
Martin Luther, Heretic poster Age: 73

Martin Luther, Heretic

1983
as Father Staupitz
The Potting Shed poster Age: 71

The Potting Shed

1981
as Father William Califer
From a Far Country poster Age: 71

From a Far Country

1981
as Sapieha
Recluse poster Age: 71

Recluse

1981
No poster
Age: 70

The Gate of Eden: Part Three - Peter

1980
as Tom Falconer
No poster
Age: 70

The Gate of Eden: Part Two - Sue

1980
as Tom Falconer
No poster
Age: 70

The Gate of Eden: Part One - Mr. Falconer

1980
as Tom Falconer
Schalcken the Painter poster Age: 69

Schalcken the Painter

1979
as Gerrit Dou
Edward & Mrs. Simpson poster Age: 68

Edward & Mrs. Simpson

1978
as Cosmo Lang - Archbishop of Canterbury
Julia poster Age: 67

Julia

1977
as Undertaker
Shout at the Devil poster Age: 66

Shout at the Devil

1976
as Mr. Smythe
Love's Labour's Lost poster Age: 65

Love's Labour's Lost

1975
as Don Adriano de Armando
No poster
Age: 65

Go as You Please in Britain

1975
Luther poster Age: 64

Luther

1974
as Johann von Staupitz Vicar General
The Day of the Jackal poster Age: 63

The Day of the Jackal

1973
as General Colbert
Nicholas and Alexandra poster Age: 61

Nicholas and Alexandra

1971
as Kokovtsov
Sunday Bloody Sunday poster Age: 61

Sunday Bloody Sunday

1971
as Mr. Greville
Countess Dracula poster Age: 61

Countess Dracula

1971
as Master Fabio
The Virgin and the Gypsy poster Age: 60

The Virgin and the Gypsy

1970
as The Rector
A Touch of Love poster Age: 59

A Touch of Love

1969
as Doctor Prothero
The Best House in London poster Age: 59

The Best House in London

1969
as Editor, The Times
Midas Run poster Age: 59

Midas Run

1969
as Charles Crittenden
Julius Caesar poster Age: 59

Julius Caesar

1969
as Julius Caesar
Some Girls Do poster Age: 59

Some Girls Do

1969
as Mr. Mortimer
Negatives poster Age: 58

Negatives

1968
as Father
No poster
Age: 58

From Chekhov with Love

1968
as Alexander Chekhov
Torture Garden poster Age: 57

Torture Garden

1967
as Uncle Roger (segment 1 "Enoch")
Danger Route poster Age: 57

Danger Route

1967
as Peter Ravenspur
The Long Duel poster Age: 57

The Long Duel

1967
as Governor
A Slight Ache poster Age: 57

A Slight Ache

1967
as Edward
After the Fox poster Age: 56

After the Fox

1966
as Chief of Interpol
The Night Caller poster Age: 56

The Night Caller

1965
as Dr. Morley
The Alphabet Murders poster Age: 56

The Alphabet Murders

1965
as Inspector Japp
The Heroes of Telemark poster Age: 55

The Heroes of Telemark

1965
as Doctor
The Nanny poster Age: 55

The Nanny

1965
as Dr. Beamaster
Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes poster Age: 55

Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes

1965
as Trawler Skipper
Operation Crossbow poster Age: 55

Operation Crossbow

1965
as RAF Officer
Hysteria poster Age: 55

Hysteria

1965
as Hemmings
The Legend of Young Dick Turpin poster Age: 55

The Legend of Young Dick Turpin

1965
as Mr. Fielding
The Uncle poster Age: 54

The Uncle

1964
as Mr. Ream
The 7th Dawn poster Age: 54

The 7th Dawn

1964
as Tarlton
Downfall poster Age: 54

Downfall

1964
as Sir Harold Crossley
Long Past Glory poster Age: 53

Long Past Glory

1963
as Charles
The Very Edge poster Age: 53

The Very Edge

1963
as Crawford
Paranoiac poster Age: 53

Paranoiac

1963
as John Kossett
The Set Up poster Age: 53

The Set Up

1963
as Theo Gaunt
The King's Breakfast poster Age: 53

The King's Breakfast

1963
as The King
H.M.S. Defiant poster Age: 52

H.M.S. Defiant

1962
as Mr. Goss (Ship's Surgeon)
Invasion Quartet poster Age: 51

Invasion Quartet

1961
The Greengage Summer poster Age: 51

The Greengage Summer

1961
as Mr. Bullock
The Mark poster Age: 51

The Mark

1961
as Arnold Cartwright
No poster
Age: 51

For Better, For Worse

1961
Two-Way Stretch poster Age: 50

Two-Way Stretch

1960
as Governor Horatio Bennett
Sink the Bismarck! poster Age: 50

Sink the Bismarck!

1960
as Commander Richards
Our Man in Havana poster Age: 50

Our Man in Havana

1960
as Admiral
Ali and the Camel poster Age: 50

Ali and the Camel

1960
The Captain's Table poster Age: 49

The Captain's Table

1959
as Major Broster
No poster
Age: 48

I Can Destroy the Sun

1958
as Dr. Lunn
A Desperate Case poster Age: 48

A Desperate Case

1958
as Narrator (voice)
Barnacle Bill poster Age: 47

Barnacle Bill

1957
as Crowley
Night of the Demon poster Age: 47

Night of the Demon

1957
as Professor Henry Harrington
Checkpoint poster Age: 47

Checkpoint

1956
as Ted Thornhill
The Spanish Gardener poster Age: 47

The Spanish Gardener

1956
as Pedro (voice) (uncredited)
23 Paces to Baker Street poster Age: 46

23 Paces to Baker Street

1956
as Inspector Grovening
Simon and Laura poster Age: 45

Simon and Laura

1955
as Wilson
Doctor at Sea poster Age: 45

Doctor at Sea

1955
as Steward Easter
Animal Farm poster Age: 45

Animal Farm

1954
as All animals (voice)
Carrington V.C. poster Age: 44

Carrington V.C.

1954
as Lt. Col. Reeve
The Purple Plain poster Age: 44

The Purple Plain

1954
as Blore
Eight O'Clock Walk poster Age: 44

Eight O'Clock Walk

1954
as Horace Clifford
The Million Pound Note poster Age: 44

The Million Pound Note

1954
as Jonathan Reid
Malta Story poster Age: 43

Malta Story

1953
as British Officer
Street Corner poster Age: 43

Street Corner

1953
as Dawson
The Net poster Age: 43

The Net

1953
as Prof. Carrington
Time Bomb poster Age: 43

Time Bomb

1953
as Jim Warrilow
No Highway in the Sky poster Age: 41

No Highway in the Sky

1951
Traveller's Joy poster Age: 41

Traveller's Joy

1950
as Fowler
No poster
Age: 40

Scrapbook for 1933

1950
as (voice)
Madness of the Heart poster Age: 39

Madness of the Heart

1949
as Dr. Simon Blake
The Spider and the Fly poster Age: 39

The Spider and the Fly

1949
as Colonel de la Roche
Landfall poster Age: 39

Landfall

1949
as Wing Commander Hewitt
Don't Ever Leave Me poster Age: 39

Don't Ever Leave Me

1949
as Mr. Knowles
Poet's Pub poster Age: 39

Poet's Pub

1949
as PC Windle
A Boy, a Girl and a Bike poster Age: 39

A Boy, a Girl and a Bike

1949
as Bill Martin
It's Not Cricket poster Age: 39

It's Not Cricket

1949
as Otto Fisch
The Blue Lagoon poster Age: 39

The Blue Lagoon

1949
as Captain
Once Upon a Dream poster Age: 39

Once Upon a Dream

1949
as Vicar
Here Come the Huggetts poster Age: 38

Here Come the Huggetts

1948
as 1st Engineer
London Belongs to Me poster Age: 38

London Belongs to Me

1948
as Jack Rufus
Quartet poster Age: 38

Quartet

1948
as Coroner (segment "The Alien Corn")
The Blind Goddess poster Age: 38

The Blind Goddess

1948
as Johnson
My Brother's Keeper poster Age: 38

My Brother's Keeper

1948
as Trent
Oliver Twist poster Age: 38

Oliver Twist

1948
as Chief of Police
Daybreak poster Age: 38

Daybreak

1948
as Inspector
Miranda poster Age: 38

Miranda

1948
as Cockle Vendor
Blanche Fury poster Age: 38

Blanche Fury

1948
as Maj. Fraser
Easy Money poster Age: 38

Easy Money

1948
as Detective-Inspector Kirby
Look Before You Love poster Age: 38

Look Before You Love

1948
as Fosser
The End of the River poster Age: 37

The End of the River

1947
as Defence Counsel
Fame Is the Spur poster Age: 37

Fame Is the Spur

1947
as Prison Doctor #2 (uncredited)
Captain Boycott poster Age: 37

Captain Boycott

1947
as Lt. Col. Strickland
Jassy poster Age: 37

Jassy

1947
as Jim Stoner
Holiday Camp poster Age: 37

Holiday Camp

1947
as Camp Doctor
They Made Me a Fugitive poster Age: 37

They Made Me a Fugitive

1947
as Mr. Fenshaw
The Upturned Glass poster Age: 37

The Upturned Glass

1947
as Mobile Policeman
Take My Life poster Age: 37

Take My Life

1947
as Defense Counsel
The Man Within poster Age: 37

The Man Within

1947
as Smuggler
No poster
Age: 28

Many Waters

1938
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TV credits

Newest first
No poster

The Gate of Eden
Pie in the Sky poster Age: 84

Pie in the Sky

1994
as Striker of the Yard
Peak Practice poster Age: 83

Peak Practice

1993
as Douglas Hart
Peak Practice poster Age: 83

Peak Practice

1993
as Mr. Hart
Performance poster Age: 81

Performance

1991
as Don Francisco
Performance poster Age: 81

Performance

1991
as Man
You Rang, M'Lord? poster Age: 80

You Rang, M'Lord?

1990
as Captain Cedric Dolby
Behaving Badly poster Age: 79

Behaving Badly

1989
Inspector Morse poster Age: 77

Inspector Morse

1987
as Lance Mandeville
All Passion Spent poster Age: 76

All Passion Spent

1986
as Bucktrout
Casualty poster Age: 76

Casualty

1986
as William Turnbull
ScreenPlay poster Age: 76

ScreenPlay

1986
as Klaus Barbie
ScreenPlay poster Age: 76

ScreenPlay

1986
as Old Man
Boon poster Age: 76

Boon

1986
Lovejoy poster Age: 76

Lovejoy

1986
as Sir Max Spence
The Black Tower poster Age: 75

The Black Tower

1985
as Father Michael Baddeley
Screen Two poster Age: 75

Screen Two

1985
as Guy Leet
Sherlock Holmes poster Age: 74

Sherlock Holmes

1984
as Reverend Merridew
Mr. Palfrey of Westminster poster Age: 74

Mr. Palfrey of Westminster

1984
as Benedict
No poster
Age: 73

The Old Men at the Zoo

1983
as Dr. Edwin Leacock
The Agatha Christie Hour poster Age: 72

The Agatha Christie Hour

1982
as Parker Pyne
No poster
Age: 71

Celebrity Playhouse

1981
as Father William Callifer
The Chinese Detective poster Age: 71

The Chinese Detective

1981
Minder poster Age: 69

Minder

1979
as Billings
Minder poster Age: 69

Minder

1979
as Meredith Gascoyne
No poster
Age: 69

My Son, My Son

1979
Edward and Mrs Simpson poster Age: 68

Edward and Mrs Simpson

1978
as Cosmo Lang, Archbishop of Canterbury
Return of the Saint poster Age: 68

Return of the Saint

1978
as Prince Lorenzo
The Professionals poster Age: 68

The Professionals

1977
as Sir James Temple
Secret Army poster Age: 67

Secret Army

1977
as Father Girard
No poster
Age: 67

The Sunday Drama

1977
as Lord Hawker
No poster
Age: 67

The Sunday Drama

1977
as Edwards
No poster
Age: 66

Killers

1976
as Mr. Justice Avory
Rumpole of the Bailey poster Age: 65

Rumpole of the Bailey

1975
as Mr. Justice Gwent-Evans
Rumpole of the Bailey poster Age: 65

Rumpole of the Bailey

1975
as Wedding Guest
Angels poster Age: 65

Angels

1975
No poster
Age: 65

An Unofficial Rose

1974
Porridge poster Age: 64

Porridge

1974
as Rawley
The Carnforth Practice poster Age: 64

The Carnforth Practice

1974
as Ernest Railton
Fall of Eagles poster Age: 64

Fall of Eagles

1974
as Kaiser Wilhelm I
The Lotus Eaters poster Age: 62

The Lotus Eaters

1972
as Nestor Turton
A Ghost Story for Christmas poster Age: 62

A Ghost Story for Christmas

1971
as Gerrit Dou
Great Performances poster Age: 61

Great Performances

1971
as Senor Diego
No poster
Age: 60

Confession

1970
as Tom
Omnibus poster Age: 57

Omnibus

1967
as Dou
ITV Playhouse poster Age: 57

ITV Playhouse

1967
as Tom Falconer
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle poster Age: 57

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

1967
as Dr. Phelps McCarthy
NET Playhouse poster Age: 56

NET Playhouse

1966
as Julius Caesar
Talking to a Stranger poster Age: 56

Talking to a Stranger

1966
BBC Play of the Month poster Age: 55

BBC Play of the Month

1965
as Julius Caesar
BBC Play of the Month poster Age: 55

BBC Play of the Month

1965
as Pierre Cauchon, Bishop of Beauvais
BBC Play of the Month poster Age: 55

BBC Play of the Month

1965
as George Fox
BBC Play of the Month poster Age: 55

BBC Play of the Month

1965
as Don Adriano de Armando
Thirty-Minute Theatre poster Age: 55

Thirty-Minute Theatre

1965
as Crowther
No poster
Age: 54

Thursday Theatre

1964
as Julian Armstrong
Sherlock Holmes poster Age: 54

Sherlock Holmes

1964
Theatre 625 poster Age: 54

Theatre 625

1964
as Oscar
Theatre 625 poster Age: 54

Theatre 625

1964
as Ted Stevens
Theatre 625 poster Age: 54

Theatre 625

1964
as Edward
Theatre 625 poster Age: 54

Theatre 625

1964
as Mr Todd
Doctor Who poster Age: 53

Doctor Who

1963
as Edgeworth / Azmael
Dr. Finlay's Casebook poster Age: 52

Dr. Finlay's Casebook

1962
Out of This World poster Age: 52

Out of This World

1962
as Edgar Brocklebank
No poster
Age: 51

Drama 61-67

1961
as Tom Cayter
Maigret poster Age: 50

Maigret

1960
as Tiburce de St. Hilaire
No poster
Age: 50

Sunday-Night Play

1960
as Uncle Arthur
Danger Man poster Age: 50

Danger Man

1960
as Volos
No poster
Age: 50

Armchair Mystery Theatre

1960
as Inspector Boileau
The Third Man poster Age: 49

The Third Man

1959
as Hargest Macrea
Armchair Theatre poster Age: 46

Armchair Theatre

1956
as Dr. Lunn
Armchair Theatre poster Age: 46

Armchair Theatre

1956
Armchair Theatre poster Age: 46

Armchair Theatre

1956
as Charles
The Wonderful World of Disney poster Age: 44

The Wonderful World of Disney

1954
as Mr. Fielding
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